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For every $5 that Boston's economy sends up to Beacon Hill, the state gives only $1 back to us. -- Thomas Menino
I am permitted to travel in the corridor between sky and heather" from the poem "Beyond the Beacon" in TerraAffirmative -- Jay Woodman
Before she married my father, my mother was a film reviewer for The Akron Beacon Journal - a small newspaper. -- Jim Jarmusch
And thou hast stolen a jewel, Death! Shall light thy dark up like a Star. A Beacon kindling from afar Our light of love and fainting faith. -- Gerald Massey
Here in Beacon, I feel like this was the worst year yet. The entire town, like a lot of winter towns, just kind of holed up in the winter. -- Robert Greene
Facebook is by far the largest of these social networking sites, and starting with its ill-fated Beacon service, privacy concerns have more than once been raised about how the ubiquitous social networking site handles its user data. -- Michael Bennet
Why should a deserter take the trouble to light Rutupiae Beacon?" Aquila demanded, and his voice sounded rough in is own ears. "Maybe in farewell, maybe in defiance. Maybe to hold back the dark for one more night. -- Rosemary Sutcliff
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. -- William Shakespeare
Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. -- Daniel Burnham
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions. -- Abdallah II of Jordan
Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay! -- Ada Cambridge
America is a beacon of hope for the world. And yet we are in so much trouble. -- Kirk Cameron
I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination. -- Leslie Banks
A great man is a torch in the darkness, a beacon in superstition's night, an inspiration and a prophecy. -- Robert Green Ingersoll
Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China. -- Nick Lampson
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. -- Honore de Balzac
When Nelson Mandela walked free, the world sang with joy. Ever since, South Africa has stood as a beacon of hope for Africa. -- Ban Ki-moon
England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet. -- Bill Bryson
I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement. -- Howard Gardner
Become a beacon of enhancement, and then, when the night is gray, all of the boats will move towards you, bringing their bountiful riches. -- James Altucher
When the Internet first came, I thought it was just the beacon of freedom. People could communicate with anyone, anywhere, and nobody could stop it. -- Steve Wozniak
I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty. -- Octavia Spencer
America stands as a beacon of hope and the possibility of a better life - but it is also a nation where nearly 1 in 4 children live in poverty. -- Chris Van Hollen
When America closes its doors, so does everybody else. We are the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets. -- Jon Huntsman, Jr.
And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world. -- Taylor Hackford
We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves. -- Mitt Romney
Very few pilots even know how to read Morse code anymore. But if a pilot could read Morse code, he could tell which beacon he was approaching by the code that was flashing from it. -- Mike Ferguson
The sooner we put Egypt on the right track, the sooner we would be able to have an Egypt that is modern, that is moderate, and that is acting as a beacon for freedom and liberty across the Arab world. -- Mohamed ElBaradei
Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all the world to see. The list of human and civil-rights abuses he's committed in Maricopa County is long and well documented. -- Conor Oberst
For generations, America has served as a beacon of hope and freedom for those outside her borders, and as a land of limitless opportunity for those risking everything to seek a better life. Their talents and contributions have continued to enrich our country. -- Spencer Bachus
He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn. -- Jeremy Bentham
Unfathomable mind, now beacon, now sea. -- Samuel Beckett
Unfathomable mind: now beacon, now sea. -- Samuel Beckett
You shine like a beacon in a dark world. -- Neil Gaiman
Modest doubt is call'd the beacon of the wise. -- William Shakespeare
A victory at Kursk would shine like a beacon to the world! -- Adolf Hitler
The great beacon light God sets in all, the conscience of each bosom. -- Robert Browning
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions. -- Abdallah II of Jordan
America has been a beacon of hope for vulnerable people throughout the world. -- Jim Edgar
Once freedom lights its beacon in man's heart, the gods are powerless against him. -- Jean-Paul Sartre
The temples are a refuge from life's storms even a never-failing beacon guiding us to safety. -- Thomas S. Monson
When all you have is the darkness of hate, kindness is a beacon that burns bright. -- Reyna Pryde
South Africa, so utterly improbably, is a beacon of hope in a dark and troubled world. -- Desmond Tutu
Grief does not expire like a candle or the beacon on a lighthouse. It simply changes temperature. -- Anthony Rapp
I'm the beacon of hope, and I have mental powers you never dreamed of. Now be quiet. -- David Klass
What if desire wasn't an urge to be tamed, but a beacon of truth to be followed? -- Danielle LaPorte
Your heart is the beacon, your heart is the storm. Dare to embrace it; you'll never be torn. -- Vanna Bonta
Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent--all depending on who wields it and how. -- Steven Levitt
Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney. -- Paloma Faith
Our Intuition is the beacon that guides us to peace, and navigates us through the treacherous Karmic waters. -- Kim Chestney
For certain people, misfortune is a beacon that lights up the dark and baser sides of social life. -- Honore de Balzac
It is my greatest wish that the Children's Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light. -- Nelson Mandela
Your life in every way should become a beacon of guidance and it should become a means for Dawah. -- Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi
Be aware that who you are and what you have to offer can be a beacon to some lost soul. -- Iyanla Vanzant
Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help. -- Chris Chocola
Is it me? Is it like I have a beacon that only dogs and men with severe emotional problems can hear? -- Lisa Kudrow
There should always be in sight the draw ? a kind of a beacon that draws you on through the labyrinth. -- Stewart Brand
A great philosopher in the wrong is like a beacon on the reefs which says to seamen: steer clear of me. -- Jacques Maritain
For at the center of all spiritual traditions is the beacon of a truly radical proposal: Open your heart to everybody. Everybody. -- Marc Ian Barasch
America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets. -- Jon Huntsman, Jr.
...we must be a beacon of hope, because if you tell people there's nothing they can do, they will do worse than nothing. -- Margaret Atwood
One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. -- James A. Baldwin
Israel, the Jewish state, the only democracy in the Middle East, continues to shine as a beacon of light in the darkest region of the world. -- Brigitte Gabriel
A mother's love is like a beacon, Burning bright with Faith and Prayer, And through the changing scenes of life, We can find a haven there.... -- Helen Steiner Rice
America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world, and no one will keep that light from shining. -- George W. Bush
We have written the evidence of our existence onto the surface of our planet. Our civilisation has become a beacon, that identifies our planet as home to life. -- Brian Cox
Where you see valid achievements or virtue being attacked, it's by someone viewing them as a mirror of their own inadequacy instead of an inspiring beacon for excellence. -- Vanna Bonta
The wound of peace is surety, Surety secure; but modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches To th' bottom of the worst. -- William Shakespeare
A bright man of conviction and action is a beacon to his country,but a flash light to the scurrying of inaction, ego, and insecurity of lesser men. -- Daniel S. Green
It is rather astonishing that the United States does not play ball with the ICC, considering our country was the beacon of the idea of an international criminal court. -- George Clooney
Here is something good to remember. You were formed by God to become a beacon of light that shines brightly within the darkness of this world. You have a purpose! -- DeWayne Owens
Louis Armstrong is the master of the jazz solo. He became the beacon, the light in the tower, that helped the rest of us navigate the tricky waters of jazz improvisation. -- Ellis Marsalis, Jr.
I headed towards the mountain, which was an almost irresistible beacon to my storm self. It glowed with heat, pressure, and turbulence"?everything a little dust devil like me could want. -- Rick Riordan
An indispensable hypothesis, even though still far from being a guarantee of success, is however the pursuit of a specific aim, whose lighted beacon, even by initial failures, is not betrayed. -- Max Planck
Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. -- Thomas S. Monson
Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark. -- Julie Andrews
By the time it came to the 90s, the late 90s, being a businessman was the beacon to uphold. We've been having the concept of the best rapper equals the best businessman... -- M.I.A.
The story and study of the past, both recent and distant, will not reveal the future, but it flashes beacon lights along the way and it is a useful nostrum against despair. -- Barbara Tuchman
Canada has for many years been a beacon to the rest of the world for its commitment to pluralism and for its support for the multicultural richness and diversity of its peoples -- Aga Khan IV
We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible. Our qualities and deeds must burn and glow through the gloom oEurope until they become the veritable beacon oits salvation. -- Winston Churchill
Football has very direct and strong connections to New Orleans. The game of football has served as a positive beacon in our city. It has given our citizens hope in tough, trying times. -- Tom Benson
I keep going backas if Im looking for something I have lostback to the motherland, sisterland, fatherlandback to the beacon, the breastthe smell and taste of the breeze,and the singing of the rain. -- Heather Nova
Together, America and the United Kingdom are a beacon for prosperity and the rule of law. That is why the United States respects the sovereignty of the British people and their right of self-determination. -- Donald Trump
The coercive power of government is always a beacon to those who want to dominate others -- summoning the worst dregs of society to Washington to use that power to impose their will upon others. -- Harry Browne

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